License to Carry Class FAQ

Anyone can take the class, but eligibility requirements must be met to be able to get a Texas License to Carry from the state. If you can legally own a handgun and are 21 years of age, you may be able to get your LTC. Check here for eligibility requirements. The LTC class can be taken as early as age 19 . The certificate received is good for 2 years.

Not at all! Texas issues non resident LTC’s as well. You just have to be in Texas for the class. Texas DPS does not allow the class to be given outside of the state. For this reason, if you see a company advertising an LTC outside of Texas, it will not be a Texas LTC. They are selling licenses for other states, that are also good in Texas. This is not nearly as beneficial as having an actual Texas LTC though.

If an in person class was completed, an LTC-100 certificate is issued. The LTC-101 is issued for the completion of an online LTC class.

Both certificates are good for 2 years. The LTC-101 is good for two years starting at the competition of the online course. The proficiency demonstration has to be completed within that two years as well in order to submit the certificate.

Please see this post by LTC Austin for detailed instructions.

The answer for this depends on whether you took an in person or online LTC class.

If you completed the online LTC class, the proficiency demonstration consists of 1-2 hours of “range instruction” and then the handgun proficiency (shooting). These requirements are set by DPS. The “range instruction” portion set by DPS is to ensure that the student understands the material presented in the online course and gives the student an opportunity to ask questions.

With an in person LTC class, the student just has to demonstrate handgun proficiency through the shooting qualification.

The qualification consist of a total of 50 rounds using a B27 target. 20 rounds shot at 3 yards, 20 at 7 yards and 10 at 15 yards. During this qualification, the student must also be able to demonstrate safe gun handling. Although the course of fire is very easy and should not deter anyone from taking the LTC class, the LTC course is not a class for learning how to shoot.

As long as the handgun was handled safely, retakes will be allowed. If the reason for failing was due to safety violations, you will need to meet separately with an instructor for training before being able to shoot the qualification again.

Calling it a written examination makes it sound much more difficult than it actually is. It only consist of 25 questions that are multiple choice and true/false type questions. That’s it! Most of the questions are common sense as well.

Retakes are allowed if needed.

For more information about the Texas LTC please go here as well.

According to DPS, LTC holders have 1 year after the expiration date to renew the license without having to retake the class. If the LTC is more than one year expired, the class has to be taken again and a new LTC application submitted.